Chapter 294: Training Guang Fu - 294
After Guang Fu and Tian Ren's talk, Guang Fu was brought to a room.
"This is where you will be sleeping. Rest well. There is a high chance that you will not enjoy the next few days." Tian Ren said as he walked away.
Guang Fu entered the room and sat on the bed. At his level, sleep had no benefit. He sat on the bed and began to cultivate.
As the night passed and the morning sun rose, Guang Fu heard a bell ring. He immediately got off of the bed and walked outside.
In the front lawn, Tian Ren stood with a sword. The sword was blue. Not blue like the ocean or blue like ice, but blue like lightning.
Tian Ren pointed towards a weapon rack with his sword and spoke.
"Choose any weapon from that rack. It will be yours from then on." He said.
Guang Fu nodded and walked over to the rack. The rack was as tall as himself and 5 times wider.
There were hundreds of weapons on it, all at the peak of the nascent soul realm. Guang Fu looked over swords, spears, nunchucks, bows, poles, and many other weapons before coming to a conclusion.
He grabbed at a yellow longsword and held it. He felt as if the sword was calling out to him, likely because of his light affinity and personality.
"Good. Now come over here." Tian Ren said as he pointed at the ground across from him.
Guang Fu nodded and began to walk over. Just as he was 20 feet away from Tian Ren, Tian Ren swung his sword.
A blue arc came out of it and hit Guang Fu before he could react. Two more arcs followed behind it, wearing out the shield emblems abilities.
"I almost forgot. Take that off, you won't be needing it." Tian Ren added.
Guang Fu nodded stiffly.
'He seems so much different than he was yesterday.' Guang Fu thought to himself as he sat the emblem on the porch and walked back towards Tian Ren.
Yesterday, Tian Ren seemed calm and graceful, only seeming solemn and serious when speaking of Yao Mun.
Today, Tian Ren seemed even more serious than when speaking of Yao Mun.
Guang Fu walked over until he was ten feet in front of Tian Ren.
"I don't believe in following swordsmanship styles." Tian Ren said. "The only thing you should take from a book is martial arts such as the arc I created before. Swinging the sword is different for everyone. A sword style would only hold a talented person back."
Tian Ren held his sword horizontally in front of his chin as he stared down at his sword.
"The way I swing my sword was learned through centuries of practice and thousands of battles. Unfortunately, we don't have that much time for you. Therefore, I shall take a much more extreme approach." Tian Ren said as his eyes turned and locked on Guang Fu.
"I am going to slice you up until you are on the verge of death. Perhaps through those experiences, you will learn something." Tian Ren said as he took a step forward.
Guang Fu opened his mouth to speak, but a sword appeared in front of him before he could say a word.
Guang Fu ducked and swung his sword upwards, but a foot hit his face and knocked him onto his back. Then, from above, a sword shot down and stabbed into his arm.
Ahhh!
Guang Fu let out a scream, but a foot kicked him backwards and took the air from his lungs.
"Get up." Tian Ren said.
Guang Fu looked upwards, about to say something, but he saw Tian Ren's eyes. Fearfully, he stood up and grabbed his sword.
Tian Ren disappeared and a sword came slashing at his face from the side. Tian Ren barely blocked it before it slashed his face open.
"You must learn to deal with an opponent faster than you. You must also learn to deal with an opponent stronger than you." Tian Ren said as he attacked Guang Fu from different angles. Guang Fu was barely able to block the attacks.
"Make no mistake, there is no world where you fairly beat Yao Mun. He is faster than you, stronger than you, he has better defense than you. Heaven knows that his offense is better than yours!" Tian Ren said.
Guang Fu's arm was slowing down as time passed. The injury seriously impacted him.
"Before you specialize in countering Yao Mun, you must first realize your true genius. With your talent, you can be tens of times stronger in your realm than you currently are." Tian Ren said
As his sentence finished, Guang Fu's right arm was completely cut off.
"But first, above all. You must know pain." Tian Ren said as Guang Fu's remaining arm was also cut off.
AHHHH!!!
Guang Fu was screaming from the pain. He considered himself good at resisting pain, but he had never felt such pain before.
As Guang Fu was screaming, Tian Ren crouched next to him and held him still.
"Do you think this hurts? What if I told you that Yao Mun feels at least this much pain every time he fights. And boy does he fight a lot. As far as I can see, the only thing you beat Yao Mun in is kindness. Oh right. And being a pathetic weakling." Tian Ren said as Guang Fu's screams died down.
"I'll leave you here for a few minutes. Don't worry, your arms will be regrown." Tian Ren said as he walked to the house and sat on the porch.
He meditated as Guang Fu laid in a pile of his own blood, in too much pain to even scream.
After an hour, Guang Fu passed out. Tian Ren walked up to him and used some life Qi on his body, as well as the Heaven worlds supreme healing technique.
As Tian Ren dragged Guang Fu's body to his room, he couldn't help but worry.
'Can this moron actually beat Yao Mun. If he can't, then I'm stuck.' Tian Ren thought to himself.
He wanted nothing more than to kill Yao Mun himself, but he was restricted by the rules of war, which were followed with an oath, as well as Heaven itself.
'Why won't Heaven just allow me to kill him?' He questioned as he walked back to his spot on the porch.
Chapter 295: Growth - 295
The very next morning, Guang Fu's eyes snapped open at the sound of the bell. He instinctively got out of bed and stood up, but paused as he began walking.
The memories of yesterdays events ran through his mind once again, as he began to slightly tremble.
'I don't know if I can handle that again.' He thought to himself.
After a moment, the image of Tian Ren popped in his mind. He realized that his fear of Tian Ren was even greater than his fear of the events likely to take place.
'Who knows what he will do if I don't show up?' He thought to himself.
Guang Fu forced himself to grab the sword he had chosen yesterday and walked down the hallway.
As he walked, there was a very perceptible tremble in his steps.
Soon, Guang Fu exited the house and walked on the yard. He saw Tian Ren, and the fear in his eyes was clear.
Sigh.
Tian Ren sighed as he saw Guang Fu.
"Do you fear me?" He asked.
After a moment, Guang Fu answered honestly by nodding.
"Why do you fear me? Because I inflicted pain upon you? I did it in your best interest, you know." Tian Ren said.
Guang Fu nodded. "I know, but I can't help it."
"Because you also fear what is about to transpire here? No?" Tian Ren asked.
"That as well." Guang Fu said timidly.
"Do you know how pathetic you look right now, trembling at my very presence? What is wrong with you? Do you think that Yao Mun would act like this?" Tian Ren asked angrily.
"I never asked to fight Yao Mun! Why don't you try to stop comparing me to this so-called monster!" Guang Fu yelled back.
"Because if you can't stop him, nobody will." TIan Ren sighed. "Listen. Yao Mun has hurt many people. Innocent people. Good people. You are a good person. Better than me and most I know."
Guang Fu nodded at his words.
"I understand, but still…"
"But still nothing. Think of it like this. Stop fighting for yourself. It's unlike you. Fight for the countless lives you will save by defeating Yao Mun." Tian Ren said, trying a different approach.
This sentence sent Guang Fu into a train of thought. He pictured the kind elderly people, the young children, the kind parents, and every other person he came across. These were people that he had saved and had thanked him sincerely.
He remembered the day that he woke up and had talent for cultivation. He also remembered the goal he had in mind, the question he had been asked by the old man long ago.
'Would you rather live a happy life as a mortal, or have the opportunity to become the strongest cultivator, although there would be a high risk to your life.'
At that time, he had said he would want to be the strongest cultivator. Why? To help more people.
As Guang Fu's eyes opened, he seemed to be a different person.
"One more piece of advice. Remember, suffering is temporary, but what is gained from that suffering will last forever." Tian Ren said.
Guang Fu nodded as he took out his sword and held it in front of him. There was no tremble in his grip.
He locked his eyes on Tian Ren's position. In an instant, Tian Ren disappeared and appeared right next to him with his sword swinging.
Guang Fu moved his sword faster than before, perfectly blocking the strike.
Three more strike followed, but they were all perfectly blocked.
'He may be a little idealistic and perhaps immature, but I can work with this much better.' Tian Ren thought to himself.
Earlier, he had said what Guang Fu needed to hear to become more firm in will. However, Tian Ren did not believe a single word.
'In the end, the mindset of righteousness will only limit someone. For now, however, it will provide Guang Fu with a great boost.' Tian Ren thought.
With his vast experience, he had ranked the three major mindsets of a person based on how far it will allow them to go.
The righteous mindset, one of protecting others even at the cost of yourself, was ranked lowest.
The evil mindset, one in which you enjoy taking from others or harming others, was ranked second, only slightly above the righteous mindset.
Finally, the neutral mindset. Without an inclination towards this or that, only striving towards the goal of strength, was number one.
It was a mindset that Tian Ren strove for, but even he could not fully achieve it. If it came down to it, he may sacrifice his life to save the Heavenborns. If it came down to it, there was no doubt that he would sacrifice his life to serve Heaven even just slightly.
While Guang Fu had kept up well compared to yesterday, Tian Ren simply sped himself up. There was only so much that Guang Fu could take.
Soon, he was on his back with both of his arms and a leg missing.
This time, he did not yell. He simply bit his lip and handled the pain like a man. Still, his willpower only went so far.
After an hour, Guang Fu passed out from blood loss. Like the day before, Tian Ren dragged him to his room and healed him.
Over the next month, the same exact routine followed. At the end of the month, Guang Fu layed on the ground without any limbs.
Despite that, his face had hardly changed. It was clear he was in pain, but he was neither biting his lip nor making any noise.
After 5 hours, he passed out from blood loss and Tian Ren dragged him to his room.
'Good. He has clearly grown.' Tian Ren thought. 'It should be time to teach him offense.'
The next morning, Guang Fu woke up to the bell and walked outside. Different from the first week, there was no sign of fear or worry on his face.
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